Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1897, Page 3

_ -THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1897-14 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE BOSS BARBERS’ ASSOCIATION coe at barber sho} James Hotel, AY, Uctober 7, NOTICE urse we are! The men folks appre- ris to give them the best tailoring at vst. While oar kind of tallering may it mors than that turned out by Abe tailoring mploy cheap labor, the duifere + of onr customers ast too le Be that as itm out tailorir LEAVING assignment will rent splendid upright one ‘$35 to careful party. Please address CAPTAIN JG... Star office. in ocr empley. ave Ew ING TO RE THE business men. WE iE quia te the er pat on splendid- . Tailors aad . MUDD, 15 years cut- inte firm of Geo. T. Keen, is now with us. BENNETY & DOWNEY. sell-3m,10 WANT To B ers jewel Mosler” Fire ond Burglar-proof y well spent. Old Safes taken in ex- . If you're interested come ard see us! 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It will be recalled the Commissioners some time ago issued a rule prohibiting persons from examining the records for the purpose ot entering sult against the District unle: they were supplied with a power of attor- ney. Mr. Thomas says: “The owner of real estate in this District has the right to ob- tain from the respective bureaus of the of- tice of the Commissicners statements as to all charges and assessments that may be against his property, and a request made in good faith should be complied with. It is immaterial what the purpose of a t payer ts In demanding his tax bills, whe: : to pay his taxes or to contest the payment of the same. The tax records are pubiic records, and the taxpayer is entitled to know what charges by way of assessment or otherwise are carried upon the books of the municipality against his property. ——— Election of Officers, The Young Men's Immediate Relief Asso- ciation held its regular monthly meeting yesterday at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on M street between 16th and 17th streets, and elected the following-named officers for the ensuing term: Alex. H. Brooks, president; Dr. C. A. Sewell, vice president: John H. Mahoney, financial secretary; Arthur F. Boston, recording secretary: Alfred A. Moten, treasurer; Wm. A. Thomas, advo- cate; Erastus Molan, sergeant-at-arms. ecesee rerveconareveconreecs The Medal Medicine Is the Model Medicine’; ‘The only medal awarded to sarsaparilla at the World's Fair, 1998, at Chicago, was awarded to Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 4 1 UNDER NEW CHIEFS Head Curators of Sections in the Na- tional Muséum. RETURN OF PROF. WILLIAM H. HOLMES Trio of Distinguished Students Se- lected to Preside. THE.MUSEUM REORGANIZED Professor William H. Holmes, who was appointed head curator of the section of anthropology of the National Museum July 1, has returned to Was:ingcon to assume his duties. Professor Holmes has been in Chi- cago for the past tHree years and a half. His appointment was a source of great gratification to his many friends in this city, which he made his residence for a lor€ number of years previous to his ac- ceptance of a position in Chicago. From a scientific point of view alone, Washington is a great gainer by Professor Holmes leaving Chicago, as he is one of the most eminent anthropologists in America. As was stated at the time in 'The Star, at the suggestion of Acting Secretary Wolcott of the Smithsonian Institution, in charge of the National Museum, and with the consent of Secretary Langley, who has charge of the institution, the different de- partments were divided into three sections W. H. Holmes. —those of anthropology, biology and ge- ology. Head curators were appointed to have charge of these, with salaries each of $3,500 a year. Prof. Holmes was appzinted to the anthropological section, Dr.Frederick W. True in charge of that of biology and Dr. George P. Merrill at the head of the section of geology. The Classifications. In the section of anthropology is class- ed everything pertaining to man; in the biological section are placed the things re- lating to zoology and botanical subjects, while in the section of geology are classed mineralogical specimens and those of sim- ilar character. ‘Two of these head curators are at pres- ent in the city—Pref. Holmes and Dr. True. Dr. Merrill is absent, having gone to the geological congress in Moscow, Russia, from where he is expected to return by the first of November. Of the three head curators Prof. Holmes is probably the best known in Washing- ton, he having been a resident of the cap- ital for more than twenty years, and being closely identified with its interes He left Washington three and a half year ago to become professor of anthropic ge- ology, and at the same time was tendered the position of curator of anthropology in the Field Columbian Museum of Chicago. Prof. Holmes is a native of Harrison county, Ohio, and is a graduate of one of the state norma! schools. His introduction to the scientific life of the capital was of rather strange occurrence. He was pass: ing through Washington on his way to continue his education in Salem, Mass., and stopped over a day to visit the Smithsonian Institution. He was engaged there, for his Ss. P. Merrell. own amusement, in making a sketch of a’ brilliant bird, which had struck his fancy. While engaged at this a gentleman hap- pened to pass by and stopped to watch the young man’s work. Becoming interested, the gentleman inquired if he could draw a variety of objects, stating that he him- self was going to Alaska, and he wished to engage some one in his place. It was Prof. H. W. Elliott, who took Holmes upstairs, and introduced him to Prof. Meek, who was a leading authority on paleontological mat- ters. Prof. Holmes was engaged to make draw- ings of different objects, after a short con- versation, and continued the work all sum- mer, giving entire satisfactino. This was in the summer of 1871. Engaged as Artist. In the following’ spring Prof. Holmes was appointed to a position with the Hay- den survey, which left for the Rocky mountains, as artist. He remained there three years, and was then placed in charge of a geological division He continued survey work in the southwest, having in- structions to make examinations of cliff dwellings. Reports were made of these and Prof. Holmes became greatly inter- ested in the subject. A little later the survey was reorganized and Prof. Holmes was transferred to the new one, under Prof. Powell. He began the study of aboriginal American arts, started with his cliff dwelling explorations. He became an honorary curator in the National Museum ard had charge of native ceramics. In 1889 Major Powell had Prof. Holmes transferred to the bureau of ethnology, so that he might take up the study of archaeology. The questions at issue re- lating to glacial man seemed to require not only a knowledge of archaeology, but of geology. Several years were spent in field work, of which bhe.bad charge, in re- lation to the antiquity of man in America. ca. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER '-MAP. - A = eo. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time, Solid Ines are {so- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Hines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The W high and low barometer. Dotted lines are isotherms, or ees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow rds “High"’ and “Low” show location of areas of Small arrows fly with the wind. FAIR TONIGHT. Cooler Weather and West- erly Winds. Forecast till § p.m. Thursday—For the District of Columbia and Maryland, fair tonight and Thursday; slightly covler; westerly winds. For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday; slightly cocler Thursday; westerly winds Slightly The barometer has fallen on the Atlantic and gulf coasts; it is lowest in the lower Saint Lawrence valley. A second depres- sion covers the western portion of Lake Superior an@an area of high pressure cov- ers the Ricky mountain region. It is cooler in the upper lake region, the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val- leys, and it is warmer from the east gulf states northeastward over New England. Generally fair weather continues, but light showers are reported from the lower lake region and Saint Lawrence valley. The indications are that generally fair weather will continue from the lake re- gions and southern New England south- ward to the gulf coast. Probably cooler weather Thursday morn- ing from Tennessee northeastward to New England. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:36 a.m. and 11:20 p. m.; high tide, 4:11 a.m. and 4:38 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 11:30 am.; high tide, 5:14 a.m. and 5:31 p.m, The San and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 6:01 a.m.; sun sets, 5:34 p.m. Moon sets, 2:54 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 2 am. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 5:10 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 6:27 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:25 a.m. Condition of the Water. The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: October 5, 4 p.m., 72; 8 p.m., 62; mid- night, 54. October 6, 4 a. 69, and 2 p.m., 75. Maximum, at 2 p.m. October 6. Mini- mum, 53, at 7 a.m., October 6. , 56; 8 a.m., 58; 12 m., America. The result of these researches in the Piney branch quarries was that the theorles of a numter of writers on such subjects were completely overthrown, and led to the revision of their books. Prof. Holmes discovered that the remains of stone implements in the quarries were of not very ancient origin, and instead of being associated with glacial times of ten thousand or more years ago were prob- ably of not more than 200 or 300 years an- tiquity. By his knowledge of geology, as- sociated with that of orchaeology, he was able to discriminate between the two periods, and the connection of the stone implements with them. Prof. Holmes has made an enviable repu- tation as a water color artist, exhibitions of his work having been seen in New York and Washington. He is a member of the Cosmos Club and belongs to a number of the scientific societies of the capital. He is not yet fifty years of age. Head Curator True. Dr. Frederick W. True, who 1s head curator of the section of biology at the National Museum, fs also executive curator of that institution. He is the youngest of the trio, and is a graduate of the Univer- sity of New York, where he received the degree of B. S. The institution later con- ferred the degree of LL.D. upon him. Dr. True came to Washington in 1878, in connection with the fishery census, and | worked incidentally in the National Mu- seum, under Dr. G. B. Goode. He worked in the fishery census until the fishery exhi- bition in Berlin began, when he went there with United States Deputy Commissioner Goode as custodian of the collection. This was in the year 1880. Dr. True re- turned to America, and in 1881 became cu- ator of mammals in the National Museum, and also fillled the position of librarian. He was acting curator of comparative an- atomy for some time. = In 1892 Dr. True became éxecutive cura- tor of the National Museum and had gen- eral charge in the absence of the assistant secretary. In connection with that posi- tion he was made head curator of the sec- tion of biology. Dr. True is regarded as a high authority on matters relating to whales and por- poises, and has written a number of scien- tific articles which have attracted attention. One of these, which was isszed as a bul- letin of the museum, was on the “Delphini- dal Family,” containing much interesting informaiion regarding the porpoise family. AS an executive officer Dr. True has been kept exceedingly busy at the museum, a great amount of work falling upon his shoulders. He is thirty-nine years of age, and is a native of Middletown, Conn., and educated in Massachusetts and New York. Dr. George P. Merrill. Dr. George P. Merrill, head curator of the section of geology, is well known in Washington. He wes professor of geology in the Columbian University here and has written a number of works on geological subjects. One of these, recently published, is “Rocks, Rock-Weathering and Tolls.” He fs regarded as an authority on building stones, and has frequently been called into consultation by the Treasury Department, and others. Dr. Merrill is a native of Maine, is a grad- uate of the Maine State University, and received the degree of Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins. He came to Washington in 1880 in connection with the fishery cen- sus, and was associated with Dr. Haws in charge of economic geology. In 1890 Dr. Merrill became curator of the division of geology, now included in the section of that name. He held to this until his ap- pointment as head curator under the re- organization of the scientific staff of the museum, which took effect July 1. He is about forty-five years of age. Like his associates he is a member of a number of the scientific societies here. —$—o—__ HAWKINS PLEADS GUILTY. Will Be Delivered This Afternoon. Among tke recently indicted persons ar- raigned before Chief Justice Bingham in Criminal Court No. 1 this morning was ‘Thomas Varrick Hawkins, the colored mes- senger who, the 31st of last August, rob- bed the safe of Collector of Taxes E. G. Davis of nearly $9,000 and fled to Canada. Those who knew Hawkins before he com- mitted the crime would have been sur- prised ‘by his appearance today when, in answer to the formal inquiry of Clerk Gat- ley, he ackrowledged his guilt, for he is broken in spirit, is shabbily clad and has aged perceptibly. - Fs When his name was called Hawkins walked with faltering steps to the bar of the court, and as the clerk read the in- dictment to him he stood with bowed head, his features nervously twitching. The perspiration stood out on his’ brow, being now and then mopped away with an old and badly soiled handkerchief. "m guilty,” Hawkins replied in hardly audible words tc the clerk, “but I'd like the court to assign me an attorney to plead for me. I'm too overccme with emotion to say any- thing for myself.” Chief Justice Bingham assigned Mr. J. McD. Carrington, and at the suggestion of Assistant District Attorney Shillington Hawkins was returned to the cage below, sentence being deferged until this after- noon, in order to allow Mr. Carrington an opportunity to confer with the self-con- fessed thief. - + ——_—. An Incorporation. The American Society of Religious Edu- cation was incorporated today by articles filed by John Eaton, John M. Gregory, J. E. Rankin, Edwin Willits and J. E. Gil- bert. The object of the society is the promotion of religious education every- where, more especially in the United States and Canada. Sentence seat A gale blew duwn-the Lindsay Payk Hotel, near Charlevoix, Mich., yesterday. in the ruing,-two of Ushed at the time, and cai & decided. | whom were-killed. This hotel.was:intended scientific circles, as they had| to be the largest summer. resort hotel in Soeseee0esseeeeseeeeceeesss a bearing upon the whole history of | northera Michigan. i a SEABOARD AIR LINE. Result of Election of Directors and of Recent Litigation. The result of the annual election of diree- ters of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, which was held in Portsmouth, Va., yesterday, and to which reference was made in The Star of last evening, end- ed with a victory for both sides, according to the respective claims. President R. Curzon Hoffman and the directors selected by him were re-elected, and the party headed by Mr. Thomas F. Ryan of New York, which was trying to oust Mr. Hoffman, secured an order from Judge Simonton of Nerth Carolina for per- mission to examine the books. The Ryan party, which about a year ago secured what it believed was a majority of the stock of the road, has. all along con- tended it had a right to know the exact condition of the company's affairs, and maintained as its due the privilege to have the books examined. President Hoffman refuse however, to permit this to be done, and there the question has'remained until: Ryan also secured from Judge Simon- an order for the appointment of a special master to take testimony as to the following charges made by him: “That President Hoffn e-ections and installed himself and as ciates in official control of the board sysiem, not because he and ‘they owned the majority of the stock in the company, but because his official position enabled him to effectively secure proxies of the scattered stcck.”” Tir. Ryan further charges that “President Heft owrership of stock is $20,800, and that since his election no dividend has been paid upon the common stock of the Seaboard company, and that he receives regular salaries from the roads composing the system, amounting to about $18,000 a year, He further charges that “the firm of R. C. Hoffman & Co., of which President Hoff- man is a member, has secured illegitimate profits by manipulation of purchases and sales of materials amounting to many thousands of dollars annually,” and in rée- gard to the pooling agreement, that “it was planned to perpetuate for five years the alleged control of the Seaboard system by Directors McLane, Watts and Robin- son, the two latter since deceased; also, that the pooling agreement is absolutely revocable by any stockholder at any time; that President Hoffman and Directors Mc. Lane and Watts illegally and fraudulently and without the knowledge or authority of the stockholders of the Seaboard company, used the moneys, credits and securities of the Seaboard company and the Raleigh and Gaston company to obtain money to secret- ly buy 2,000 shares of the pooled stock from dissatisfied holders, and that a ma- jority of 8,821 shares placed in the poul were induced to go in by the offer of $125 @ share made for the pooled stock by Mr. Ryan, which was afterward declined.” it has been claimed in some quarters that Mr. Ryan represented the Southern Railway company, but in conversation on the subject yesterday he said: “I do not represent the Southern railway, ton as carri [and never have. In desiring to secure con- trol of the Seaboard, I represent only the interests of myself and a few other stock- holders.” —_—__ HEALTH OF CITY. Death Rate the Same Week. The mortality in the District during the past week was the same as in the week preceding. The deaths numbered 92, giving as an annual death rate 17.2 per thousand inhabitants. Of the decedents fifty-four were white and thirty-eight colored, the rate for the former being 14.8, and for the latter 22.4. The number of cases of diphtheria under treatment at the close of the last report was thirty. During the week twenty-one Rew cases were reported, and nine recov- ered, leaving forty-two cases in thirty-six premises still in quarantine. Of scarlet fever nine cases were if quar- antine at the close of the last report. Dur- ing the week five new cases were reported and two cases recovered, leaving twelve cases in eleven premises in isolation. The weather review for the week showed but one cloudy day with merely a trace of rainfall and northerly winds five miles per hour. The mean temperature of the air was 62 degrees, the relative humidity, 76, und mean barometer, 30.15. The highest degree of“@he thermonjeter, was 87 degrees on the Ist of October, and lowest, 42 de- grees, on September 2, as Last : ——— MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR CUBA, Formal Action Taken by the Physi- clans of thé District. Learning of the suffering among the sick in the Cuban army and the revolu- ticnists’ hospitals, by|reason of a lack of medical supplies, the ; Medical Association of the District has adopted a resolution de- claring that it Is the duty of the medical profession to alleviate human suffering, and recommending its members to aid in the charitable work of supplying the want of quinine and antiseptics now so seriously felt by the patriots. Contributions of this character should be sent to Dr. Sanchez Agramonte, surgeon gcneral of the Cuban army, in care of Col. A. A. Aguirre, No. 1101 K street north- west, city, who called the att of medical tion to. the fiona te has thus sought to relieve. —_—___ Convicted of Housebreaking. A GOLDEN FUTURE Consul Bedloe Talks on American Trade in the Far East. _ | ORIENTALS AND OUR MANUFACTORES The Fraudulent Practices Followed by British Imitators. AN INTERESTING REVIEW eee ‘The appointment of Dr. Edward Bedloe of Philadelphia as consul to Canton, China, was received with much gratification by the numerous friends of the doctor, who ray be found, it is not exaggeration to say, wherever the English language is spoken. Dr. Bedloe is one of the few Americans who may be regarded as thor- ough cosmopolites, and he Is everywhere at home and everywhere welcomed. His lcng experience in the consular si China in years past will doubtle him to excellent advantage in the impor- tant position to which he has been called. American manufacturers will find in Dr. Bedloe a zealous champion of their interests in the far east. Some time ago when Dr. Bedloe was in Washington, where he is a frequen and welcome visitor, e conversed entertaifiingly with a Star representative on the subject of American trade in the east, and his remarks will be particularly Dr. Edward Bedloe. opportune at this,time when taken into ecnsideration with his appointment to Centon. “The Arerican manufacturers,” said Dr. Bedloe, “have built up our foreign com- merce util it is row officially estimated to be two billions a year, while our home commerce reaches even’ a larger amount. Any one who has studied the statistics can- not help being impressed with the great increase of American industry in the re- cent past. We have entered the arena of ecmmercial competition with nearly every product made in European countries, and we are exporting many products form: impossible to make in this country. Under the present favorable iff regulations there will be a more active rivalry. A Golden Future in the East. “There is a golden future,” he contin- ved, “in our commerce in manufactured goods in the far east. I believe that our best and mest profitable markets in the future will be found there. Japan with her 40,000,000 of people, Corea with 12,000,- 000, the vast empire of China with more than 400,000,000 and Siam and the Spanish, Pertugue@ and French Indies with an- other 400,000,000 comprisé the territory in which our American merchants and man- ufacturers should and must compete with those of England, Belgium, France and Germany. The difficulties ‘and obstacles are nun.erous, but the national trait of Americans is to overcome such things, ané by wise foresight of our legislators and a study of conditions by our le and chambers of com- merce it can be accomplished. We are bound to encounter the jealousy and hos- tility of the European trade interest al- ready established in those distant lands. The Great Britain houses, the Germany companies, the Belgium and French firms leave no stone unturned to hinder or in- jure us and to kill or hurt our American trade to the promotion of their own. Some foreign firms, indeed, go to lengths which in our own land would be regarded as ac- tionable at law and even punishable by our criminal courts. Some Fraudulent Practices. “Much of my consular work while in China,” continued Dr. Bedloe, “consisted in exposing and checking these infamous frauds. One example was an imitation Winchester rifle made in Belgium by an English firm cf the lowest grade materials, which was as Hable to kill the man who fired it as the man or animal it was fired at. Ancther instance was the dangerous imitation of American-made cartridges for Winchesters, Colts, Remingtons, Smith & Wessons and other first-class firearms, which were manufactured near Birming- ham, England, by cheap labor and of poor materials which were worse than worth- less. It is not surprising in the fuce of such manifest and glaring frauds practiced by the British that our gallant Admiral Belknap, when commanding our Asiatic squadron, in his official report to Secretary Tracy referred to Great Britain as ‘the rich robber of the universe.’ - Other Glaring Impositions. “Among other frauds that I remember to have seen practiced,” continued Dr. Bed- loe, “were the filling of American flour bags with poor imitation British flour; fill- ing canvas covers of Chicago ham and ba- con with really unmarketable pork; putting up Siberian salmon in exact imitation of the best salmon canned in California and Oregon, and selling cheap imitations of Ames’ axes and shovels, McCormick's farming implements, Disston’s saws, Ro- chester lamps and American student lamps. Worst of all, I have seen the trashiest barytes-filled English cotton cloth stamped with counterfeit labels of the Fall River, Taunton, Willamantic and other high- class American trade marks. American kerosene tins are filled with the lowest grade of Russian oil and even with the kerosene from the new petroleum discov- ered in Sumatra. American cigarettes, American sewing machines and American clecks are all imitated in the manner that I have described.” “What is the reason for such widespread imitation?” Dr. Bedloe was asked. “Because American goods have such a high reputation in all eastern markets, replied. ‘They are universally recognized as the best. To the orientals the mere fact that an article is American is a guar- antee of its worth and value. The condi- tion that [| have described that exists to- day is what we may expect to have con- tinued until treaties shall be enacted which sball put an end to this style of swindling and robbery. Suggestions of Value. “To promote and extend our foreign trade,” said he, in conclusion, ‘“‘we should have keen business men and practical arti- sans at the’principal points in the far east to learn what the people want, to ascertain how they make their own goods and the designs and patterns of goods which are mcst in. demand in the different districts, ‘and thus practically learn what is neces- sary to meet the requirements. I have al- of goads could be seni every article in which there is‘ profit ter the oriental purc! ss { TABLE roarp.... doctors say he will recover. Gray leaves a wife and several children. eracted that in the future no widow of a INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. COMMISSIONERS DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS . EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL FOR RENT (Halls)... FOR RENT (Hous:s). FOR RENT (liscellanevas). FOR RENT (Of FOR RENT (Pianos FOR RENT (Bo FOR RENT @ FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles)... FOR SALE (Honses) FOR SALE (Lo* FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. LADIES’ Goons. ... LEGAL NOTICES 2OCAL MENTIO! LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN OCEAN TRAVEL. age 9 a, ‘age 12 PIANOS AND ORGAN ‘age 13 POTOMAC RIVI Pace 13 PROPOSALS . Page 12 RAILROADS Page 9 SPECIAL NOTICES ace 8 SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SUMMER RESORTS UNDERTAKERS WANTED (itelp). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms). WANTED (Situations) = z & CONDENSED LOCALS. The explosion of a coal ofl lamp in the grocery store of Mrs. Adelaide Thomp- son, No, 2410 7th street, about 10 o'clock last night, caused considerable excitement and some damage to the property was also done. An alarm of fire was sounded from box 825, and the flames were extin- guished by the firemen, after about $200 Gamage had been done. Yesterday afternoon James Bond, col- ored, twenty-one years old, had his foot badly mashed by a cart passing over it. He was near 5th and A streets when the eccident occurred, and the police removed him to his home at No. 125 G street in the patrol wagon. David Shanklin, colored, seventy-four years old, was taken suddenly fll near Dupont Circle about 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The police patrol wagon was called and he was removed to his home in Government alley. The police of the second precinct have made repeated reports concerning the pump at 10th and N streets, which is out of order. The complaint was repeated to- day, but the pump bas not yet been re- paired. Pumps in front of 2342 Sth street and on E street southeast between 12th and 13th streets were reported out of order. Broken pavements in front of No. 127 T street and at the corner of 6th and T streets were complained of today by Lieut. Kenny. A leak in the water main on I street Southeast between 7th and Sth streets was reported to ihe water department by the police today. A similar report was made atout a main on Valley street, in George- town. A decidedly unusual arrest for this time of the year occurred last evening on 13th street northwest, when Policeman Hough- lan took Joseph B. Johnson into custody for discharging firecrackers. At the sta- tion house Joseph was released on $5 col- lateral. That amount was forfeited when the case was called today for hearing in the Police Court. Last night about 9:30 o'clock an aban- dcred colored infant about two months old was found on the street near Canal and Ist streets southwest. The infant was teken to St. Ann’s Infant Asylum by the police. oo FATAL ACCIDENT. Two Men Crushed in a Sewer—One Fatally Injured. . There was a fatal accident about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Garfield Park, where a big sewer 1s being construct- ed by Murphy Bros., contractors. Thomas Gray was killed and Andrew Westergren was seriously injured. The former was thirty-four years old, and lived at No. 1227 Bradshaw's row, while Westergren is five years his junior, and lives at No. 315 D Street southeast. It is stated as a singula> coincidence that these men went to work on the sewer after a long season of com- parative idleness, which was no fault of their own, and their families were in need of the money they would earn, each man leaving a sick wife at home. There is a big chute in use on the work, and through this the dirt taken from the excavation is transferred. Yestercay it was found necessary~to move this chute, and this was the last work to be done. While the work was in progress the chute toppled over, and the two men named were caught beneath the heavy mass vf wood and iron. All the colored laborers escaped. Beth Gray and Westergren were pinned to the ground for some minutes, and their cries and groans were extremely pitiful. By using jackscrews the laborers fnally lifted the heavy load from them, and they were taken to Providence Hospital in the fitth precinct patrol wagon. The hospital surgeons found that Gray’s chest, and, in fact, all the upper portion of his body, had been terribly crushed. Death was certain, and all the doctors could do was to ease his pain during the short time he had to live. He died this morning about 4:30 o'clock. ‘Westergren is seriously injured, but the ‘Today the body of Gray was removed to the morgue, and the coroner decided to have the man’s death investigated by a jury. This will be done late this afternoon. —_—>—_—_. Soldiers’ Widows. Com=issioner of Pensions Evans is pre- paring his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior embodying recommenda- ticns to Congress in respect to the pension bureau. He will recommend that a law be soldier be pensioned who marries the sol- dier after the passage of the act. —————— A terrific explosion of gas occurred in No. 2 shaft of the Parrish Coal Company's mine at Plymouth, Pa. yesterday, by which three men lost their lives. A Food Tonic, Liebig Company’s Extract of Beef FINANCIAL. STORAGE. Absolutely fre: Foomna, $2.30 to 530, MOVING. rienced handlers, and & per load, PACKING. Guaranteed SB cents SHIPPING _ Tr i parte of the work. letalls attended to. Estimates given. Inspection invited. American Security and Trust Co., 1140 15th St. Albert M. Read, Gen'l Manager. if J. A. Breen & Co., Bankers and Brokers, Rooms 3 und 3A, Sun building. J. A. BREEN, Manager. A litde of your salary each week will start a bauk Account toward as- Money. suming hand 60 me Proportions. CLEVELA ‘ARK. $25,000 to be expended in six months. A home that will pay. se28 JOUN SUERMAN, 610 14th st. J. S. Bache & Co., Bankers and Brokers, Members New York Stock Exchange, Oot! change, Chicago Board of Trade, ae WASHINGTON OFFICES, 9380 F ST. N.W. C. T. Havenner, Manager. @fember Washington Stock Exchange.) ‘The attention of the Public ts called to our ODD LOT DEPARTMENT. Fractional Jots of all the active stocks and sold for cash or on margin un the 2QEW YORK STUCK EXCiaNcE fel The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK ave. Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1893 Capital: OneMillionDollars auto W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERs, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. THALMANN & CO., ew York. Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. Loans in any amount made on ipprovea real estate or collateral, at reasonable Fates. paid upon deposits on daily bal- Interest ances subject to check. ‘This company acts as cxecutor, adminis- tratot, trustee, agent, treasurer, registrar and io ali other Sduciary cupa: Boxes for vent tn berger and Sre-proct vaults for safe deposit storage of val- able _pa-kagcs, fed-th.s,w,tf Money to loan at 4 percent on Collaterals, Siocks, Bonds, ete., or ony gilt- edge Listed Securities. aul3-2m L. 0. DE LASHMUTT, 1421 G ST. X.W. CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New York Stock Exchange, 1419 ¥ st. Glover Correspondents and Te! Stock deal aera 351-164 Money at5 Per Cent to Loan real On estate In District of Columbia. No de lay in ns. epzi-tt EISKELL & MclLERAN. 1008 F st. Life Insurance Policies a Stock bought and sold. Tt. 1208 F st. 2 w., or Box 503, City P.O. PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS. Preparations for Underground Elec- tricity by the Capital Traction Co. The officers and directors of the Capital Traction Company expressed themselves very much pleased with the progress be- ing meade in the preparations for the in- troduction of underground electricity on disabled lines of the road, and al! are working together toward the common end of hastening the commencement of the important work at the earliest moment pos- sible and hurrying it through to as rapid completion as the importance of the un- dertaking will permit. At the same time nothing is being left undone to improve the present system of running the cars by horses, which the great fire made com- pulsory. The animals temporarily uted when the cables were no longer useful have been largely replaced by horses bet- ter equipped for the hard work of pulling the cars. Several car loads of horses ar- rived this merning from the west and The attachments by A number of these cars have flattened wheels, and when running at a high rate of speed, which is very often, jar every house on the line, thereby causing great in- to property